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North Korea supplying Russia Chinese weapons The X factor in the war in Ukraine is whether China will end up supplying weapons to Russia the way the US is supplying them to Ukraine. I submit that China will not. But it faces an abiding dilemma: China has a geostrategic interest in seeing Russia prevail. But it fears doing… Read more.
Another week, another coup Military coups in Africa are far more regular than presidential elections in America. Africa has had 486 attempted coups since 1950 (214 successful), whereas America has had only 59 elections (and 1 attempted coup). So, waking up this morning to breaking news of a coup in Gabon was hardly surprising. Military officers in Gabon said they… Read more.
Musk is helping Russia Elon Musk has reportedly denied Ukraine’s use of his Starlink internet access on several occasions. Billionaire Elon Musk reportedly restricted his Starlink internet access multiple times in Ukraine, which has affected Kyiv’s battlefield strategy. … Ukrainian authorities worried about over-dependence on a single source technology held talks with other satellite internet… Read more.
South Africa is sending arms to Russia because the world is at war. For now, Ukraine is the battlefield. And for now, Russians and Ukrainians are the combatants. But countries are taking sides. They are siding with Ukraine and the forces of democracy, or with Russia and the forces of autocracy. Some countries are hedging… Read more.
The government is cracking down on companies spying in China. But this is like the government cracking down on citizens cheating on taxes in America. It’s what the government does, respectively. That’s why China cracking down on Capvision is more hypocritical than surprising. China cracks down on Capvision Chinese authorities have conducted raids on the… Read more.
Chinese President Xi Jinping finally spoke with Zelensky today. But he only did so as a feint to help Russian President Vladimir Putin and himself. Yet everyone is reacting as if Xi offered Zelensky a credible peace plan. A plan, that is, that will make Ukraine’s looming counteroffensive unnecessary. But nothing could be further from the… Read more.
The video of the Dalai Lama asking a boy to suck his tongue went viral last week. And there’s no unseeing it. It’s like, for a child, there’s no unseeing their parents having sex. Ewww! Frankly, it’s so perverted that publishing this video smacks of propagating child porn. The Dalai Lama apologizes Don’t get me started on his non-apology… Read more.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to China was a strategic blunder. It has caused concern and consternation in the EU, US, and Ukraine. Macron said he was furthering peace and reconciliation. But he ended up fomenting war and discord. Macron’s visit to China Frankly, his visit was more about France than Ukraine. Macron was channeling the imperious Charles… Read more.
Yes, TikTok harvests your data. But social media like Facebook and even retailers like Whole Foods and Amazon do too. Banning TikTok? The difference, of course, is that the latter are US companies harvesting data to sell you stuff. Whereas the former is a Chinese company doing so to turn you against your own country.… Read more.
It’s simple. China’s biggest embassy is in The Bahamas because it’s a hub for spying. Hundreds of millions of Chinese tourists aren’t suddenly heading for The Bahamas. If they were, that would explain the need for China’s biggest embassy being there. That is, to provide consular services. China’s biggest embassy China could have built its… Read more.
